Prostate cancer patients treated with cryotherapy show 87% survival after 10 years

URO TODAY: Prostate patients treated with cryotherapy have an 87% 10-year survival rate, according to a group studied in the US. This compares with survival after radiation of 93%, 88%, and 80% for low-, medium-, and high-risk groups, respectively. READ MORE>

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New research report out on cryotherapy for prostate cancer

NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: A team of clinicians from Columbia University Medical Center has provided data on the 10-year follow-up of a small group of patients treated with salvage or primary cryotherapy for prostate cancer. READ MORE>

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Table calculates survival chances after cryotherapy treatment for prostate cancer

NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Chances of cancer returning after cryotherapy (freezing) treatment of prostate cancer have been calculated by researchers who looked at about 2500 cases.

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PROSTATE TREATMENT: Applause for conservative review of cryotherapy

MAY 29: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFO-LINK: Cryotherapy has a significant role to play in the evolution of focal therapy for prostate cancer – if we can learn to successfully identify those men who need and can be effectively and safely treated using focal therapy.

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PROSTATE TREATMENT: Cryotherapy viable, but long-term data needed

MAY 28: URO TODAY: Prostate cryotherapy for localized prostate cancer is an evolving but viable therapeutic option. Long-term data are still needed to establish a definitive role for cryosurgery in prostate cancer treatment.

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